The 22nd BET Awards are set for June 26th as the nominees have been announcement with Nigerian superstars Wizkid, Tems and Fireboy DML getting nominations. Wizkid’s “Essence” remix featuring Justin Bieber earned Tems nominations for Best New Artist, Best International Act, and Best Collaboration. Wizkid also received nominations for Best…
The Academy’s Board of Governors has moved up its planned meeting to decide on possible sanctions against Will Smith for slapping Chris Rock at this year’s Oscars ceremony. In a letter on Wednesday, Academy President David Rubin wrote, “I am calling a board meeting for this Friday morning, April 8,…
Will Smith is having more fallouts as a pair of his upcoming projects have reportedly been put on hold in the aftermath of the actor slapping Chris Rock at the Academy Awards. The Hollywood Reporter revealed Saturday that pre-production on the Smith-starring Netflix action film “Fast and Loose” has stalled…
Will Smith has resigned from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences after slapping Chris Rock on stage. The actor on Friday announced in a statement that his actions were inexcusable and deprived other nominees and awardees from celebrating. “I am resigning from membership in the Academy of Motion…
Popular comedian, Chris Rock was greeted with a standing ovation at his first comedy show since Will Smith slapped him during the Oscars on Sunday. Smith lashed out at the comedian after he made a G.I. Jane joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith‘s shaved head – a result of…
Actor Will Smith has finally issued an apology to Chris Rock for slapping him at the Oscars. The 53-year-old actor took to his social media handles with a statement expressing regret for his viral outburst. He said, “I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris. I was out of…
The 94th Annual Academy Awards aired last night live from the Dolby Theater in Hollywood with many awards won but most especially Will Smith, who bagged his first Academy award win in the Best Actor category for his King Richard role. For the first time in four years, the Oscars…
It was in interesting night during the 2022 Academy Awards as verteran entertainers Chris Rock and Will Smith were involved in a phyical altercation. Rock was on stage to present the Oscar for documentary feature and decided to make a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith being in a remake of…
The 27th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards took place on Sunday night, with a live broadcast on The CW and TBS to accompany the ceremony. Will Smith and Ariana DeBose won big for best actor in “King Richard” and best supporting actress in “West Side Story,” respectively. The two actors were…
This years edition of the Bafta Awards were held in person for the first time since going virtual in 2021 dure to the pandemic, with Rebel Wilson hosting the ceremony. While 2021’s awards show was pushed back by weeks and the nominees and audience attended virtually, Britain’s biggest night in…
